AIRED: February 1, 2021
SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Elizabeth Kandel Englander
In the last months of mandated quarantine against COVID-19, children have been far more likely to either be a cyberbully or be the focus of a cyberbully as structured and unstructured time seems to blur. Research in the US & Europe shows that 17% of kids feel depressed, 25% feel anxious, 32% having sleep problems, 30% fear the virus, In addition, there has been a notable increase in reports to the child and domestic abuse hotlines and screen time has doubled, on average.
Many parents in your audience are struggling to find a work/school/life balance for themselves and their children. Whether dealing with bullying issues or worrying that they might occur, the parents in your audience are faced with more challenges than ever before and they are searching for ways to prevent or cope with this new form of bullying and are flooded by often conflicting or, even worse, potentially harmful advice.
25 Myths About Bullying and Cyberbullying helps parents understand the causes and consequences of bullying, determine if something is truly a problem, and effectively deal with problems when they arise. The author, Elizabeth Englander, dispels common myths related to confronting bullies, victims seeking revenge on bullies, keeping kids off their phones and computers to prevent cyberbullying, as well as the links between bullying and suicide, and many others.
Joins us Elizabeth shares the tools parents need to tackle the underlying causes and meet the needs of the child who is acting as the cyberbully or the child who is the focus of the cyberbully and stop the behavior from occurring in the future as well. We are all under enough stress and pressure as is, so learning these tools is essential.
ABOUT DR. ELIZABETH KANDEL ENGLANDER
Dr. Elizabeth Kandel Englander is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Her research focuses on bullying and cyberbullying prevention and facts and the Center she directs (MARC) provides free training and programs for hundreds of schools every year in Massachusetts.
Dr. Englander’s research and publications are nationally recognized and she was named Most Valuable Educator of 2013 by the Boston Red Sox because of her work in technological aggression and how it interacts with peer abusiveness in general. She was the Special Editor for the Cyberbullying issue of the Journal of Social Sciences and has authored about a hundred articles in academic journals and books. She is the author of Understanding Violence, and of Bullying and Cyberbullying: A Guide for Educators, recently released by Harvard Press. She has written three research-based curricula and many educational handouts for communities and professionals.
Reflecting her interest in educating laypeople, Dr. Englander has answered questions in a column for the New York Times (online edition), and she writes the column Bullying Bulletin Board, which is syndicated by Gatehouse Media in hundreds of newspapers nationwide. Dr. Englander has been interviewed for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, USA Today, National Public Radio, and many other venues.
